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Promoted 10-21-2016 by Randy71 at 01:54 PM View Original Post
Newegg.com has MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming X 3GB GDDR5 Video Card on sale for $209.99 - $25 w/ promo code MPGAMER16 - $20 Rebate = $164.99 when you checkout via Masterpass Checkout. Shipping is free. Thanks TDMVP73
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming X 3 GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI-E 3.0 Video Card for $189.99AR, ASUS Z170-P LGA 1151 Intel Z170 ATX Motherboard for $79.99 AR (or less) & More @ Newegg.com
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Has a boost clock of 1809 MHz (OC Mode) and features 3GB 192-Bit GDDR5 w/ 1x DL-DVI-D, 1x HDMI & 3x DisplayPort

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Edited October 22, 2016 at 12:46 AM by thestreetlight | Staff
Hey guys,

I didn't see this posted, so I thought I'd share.

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10-21-2016 at 01:50 AM.
10-21-2016 at 01:50 AM.
You just can't have it all in life can you? The 1060 is more power efficient than the RX 480 but it does not have the ability to use Freesync technology. I really want a freesync monitor (black friday please deliver a good deal!) but I love how the 1060 only uses 5 watts of power at idle vs 15 watts of the RX 480. The 1060 also has only 3GB of memory compared to 4GB of the RX 480. That hurts it tremendously with modern and future games. I guess I'll have to keep my $150 RX 480 4GB graphics card I bought two days ago. This tempts me though. I love lower power consumption.

I'm interested in a cheap 1151 motherboard, this beast of a motherboard is ridiculous. Its as expensive as an Intel 6th gen CPU. lol. What the heck! Will it make me breakfast?
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10-21-2016 at 06:55 AM.
10-21-2016 at 06:55 AM.
Newegg [newegg.com] has MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming Edition 192-Bit 3GB GDDR5 PCI-Express 3.0 ATX Video Card (GTX 1060 GAMING X 3G) for $209.99 - $25 w/ promo code MPGAMER16 (w/ MasterPass Checkout) - $20 Rebate = $164.99. Shipping is free.


IMHO this is the best value for 1080p gaming. There is no sense in getting the new released 1050 or 1050 TI, this GTX 1060 3GB is enough for 1080p gaming or 1440p online games such as LoL, Dota 2, CS:GO (they get around 150-300 fps). and is just slightly under the GTX 1060 6GB or the RX 480.

My advise. Research on the games you want to play, watch videos, compare benchmarks (fps on games) and buy the right GPU for you, don't overspend and don't cheap out as well. But for $165 with top of the notch cooler design, double backplate (inside and outside) low power consumption, low temps, and OC to 2100Mhz this is the best choice.
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10-21-2016 at 08:05 AM.
10-21-2016 at 08:05 AM.
Nice! prices are dropping fast. Might have to get an extra one for the wife!
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10-21-2016 at 08:14 AM.
10-21-2016 at 08:14 AM.
Not sure if I should buy now or wait until BF... guessing the $25 Masterpass takes off isn't going to last that long. But prices for these cards are dropping fairly quickly.
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10-21-2016 at 08:22 AM.
10-21-2016 at 08:22 AM.
Should have sold my 960 for $120 a few months ago then upgraded to this now for another $50, on the other hand I should probably wait 2 years for a 4X performance increase and sell my current card for $50.
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10-21-2016 at 08:24 AM.
10-21-2016 at 08:24 AM.
Just a quick PSA for those that don't do their research. 1. The 3gb 1060's CUDA core drops to 1152 from the 6gb's 1280 - this means less performance not just from the less memory. 2. DX12 - the future of video games is extremely memory intensive - low memory cards do and will suffer from transition to DX12 - with that said for the price this is an excellent card for 1080p gaming - just like OP said you should do some research - price to performance is great but I will probably be waiting for something with more memory for more money. Thanks for sharing OP - TU.
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10-21-2016 at 08:54 AM.
10-21-2016 at 08:54 AM.
would this be good for 1440p gaming??
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10-21-2016 at 08:59 AM.
10-21-2016 at 08:59 AM.
Sorry maybe dumb question but I'm not familiar with how this compares to a standard 970. Is this VR ready?
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10-21-2016 at 09:04 AM.
10-21-2016 at 09:04 AM.
Quote from jordanj1643 :
would this be good for 1440p gaming??

All depends on your games and price sensitivity. If your trying to get AAA games at high settings with 60fps on 1440p I would wait for something with 6gb or more of memory. If you play LoL or your okay with turning down graphics/textures on AAA type games and you want to save some money, this is a good option
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10-21-2016 at 09:09 AM.
10-21-2016 at 09:09 AM.
Quote from DragonFB :
Just a quick PSA for those that don't do their research. 1. The 3gb 1060's CUDA core drops to 1152 from the 6gb's 1280 - this means less performance not just from the less memory. 2. DX12 - the future of video games is extremely memory intensive - low memory cards do and will suffer from transition to DX12 - with that said for the price this is an excellent card for 1080p gaming - just like OP said you should do some research - price to performance is great but I will probably be waiting for something with more memory for more money. Thanks for sharing OP - TU.
You are overplaying that just a little bit... Memory makes a difference, but it kind of depends how you like gaming(resolutions, quality settings, etc). It may make a bigger difference in the "future" but right now it is not that huge of a difference real world. Youre quoting synthetic benchmark results which are not really "real world".

There are a BILLION websites that have done side by side comparisons with 3GB -> 6GB and 4GB->8GB, so I am not going to copy and paste any. Most results show like 5-10ish fps differences...that is pretty small my friend. I am unsure where you got your information from, but the majority of sites show its not worth dumping another $100 in a video card to get an extra 3GB of memory... Just saying.

You want a quick youtube video to watch, watch this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYNigmB6sWY

The consensus seems to be, if youre going to do 2160p gaming, the higher vram cards might be worth it since there are significantly higher textures to load, but other than that, 1080p gaming does not need it. Period end of story.
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10-21-2016 at 09:18 AM.
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Quote from whoissayingham :
Sorry maybe dumb question but I'm not familiar with how this compares to a standard 970. Is this VR ready?
From what I have seen this is about on par with a 970. Not really an upgrade, more of a lateral move.
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10-21-2016 at 09:31 AM.
10-21-2016 at 09:31 AM.
I have a 960 now and I can't help but feel like the 1060 6gb is the minimum I should bother upgrading to, thoughts?
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10-21-2016 at 09:40 AM.
10-21-2016 at 09:40 AM.
This? Or rx480? Tom's peg this one higher than RX480..

I pretty much game in 1080p and no plan to go higher res any time soon. Casual gamer.

Thanks.
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